Art History and Anthropology
Modern Encounters, 1870–1970
Author: Peter Probst and Joseph Imorde Series: Issues & Debates
Exploring case studies from Australia, Austria, Brazil, France, Germany and the United States, this volume addresses connections & rejections between art historians and anthropologists - often in the contested arena of Primitive Art. With debates on decolonizing the past, the collection prompts reflection on future relations between these fields.
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Exploring case studies from Australia, Austria, Brazil, France, Germany and the United States, this volume addresses connections & rejections between art historians and anthropologists - often in the contested arena of Primitive Art. With debates on decolonizing the past, the collection prompts reflection on future relations between these fields.
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An in-depth and nuanced look at the complex relationship between two dynamic fields of study.
While today we are experiencing a revival of world art and the so-called global turn of art history, encounters between art historians and anthropologists remain rare. Even after a century and a half of interactions between these epistemologies, a skeptical distance prevails with respect to the disciplinary other. This volume is a timely exploration of the roots of this complex dialogue, as it emerged worldwide in the colonial and early postcolonial periods, between 1870 and 1970.
Exploring case studies from Australia, Austria, Brazil, France, Germany, and the United States, this volume addresses connections and rejections between art historians and anthropologists—often in the contested arena of "primitive art." It examines the roles of a range of figures, including the art historian–anthropologist Aby Warburg, the modernist artist Tarsila do Amaral, the curator-impresario Leo Frobenius, and museum directors such as Alfred Barr and René d'Harnoncourt. Entering the current debates on decolonizing the past, this collection of essays prompts reflection on future relations between these two fields.
About the Author
Peter Probst is professor of art history and anthropology at Tufts University in Boston where he works in the fields of African art, historiography, and museum studies.Joseph Imorde is professor of art history at the Weissensee Kunsthochschule, Berlin.
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